Media Servers pane

Media Servers shows the information about all NetBackup media servers in the configuration.

If the SAN Client license is installed, the Media Servers pane is split into a media servers list and an FT target devices list.

See Table: Media Servers list.

See Table: FT Target Devices list.

Table: Media Servers list

Column

Description

Active Node

For a Virtual Cluster, displays the active node. See the NetBackup High Availability System Administrator's Guide for more information.

Cluster Name

For a Virtual Cluster, displays the cluster name. See the NetBackup High Availability System Administrator's Guide for more information.

FT Connection Limit

SAN Client license only.

Maximum number of FT connections to allow to the media server

FT Enabled

SAN Client license only.

Whether the Fibre Transport service is enabled on the media server.

FT State

SAN Client license only.

The state of the FT services on the media server: active, not active, or disabled.

You can change the state of the FT services.

See Enabling or disabling the FT services.

Media Server Name

Contains the name of the device host or Virtual Cluster.

NDMP Hosts

Contains the name of NDMP control hosts in the environment.

NetBackup Version

Contains the NetBackup software version.

Status

Contains the current host status for this server. Possible values are:

Active for Tape. The media server can be used for backups to tape

Active for Disk. The media sever can be used for backups to disk

Active for Tape and Disk. The media server can be used for backups to both disk and tape

Offline. The media server is not available to be used for disk or tape backups. Becomes active when it becomes available for disk or tape backups

Deactivated. A user deactivated the media server has been deactivated. It must be activated for use.

Virtual Cluster. Indicates that the host is a Virtual Cluster host. The active node and the cluster name are then displayed in the appropriate column. See the NetBackup High Availability Administrator's Guide for more information.

Table: FT Target Devices list

Column

Description

Server HBA Num

The number of the HBA in the media server that most recently processed the client backups or restores.

Server LUN

The logical unit number of the storage from the media server.